# Astrid
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid since the 19th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæstɹɪd/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Astrid
* A female given name from the Germanic languages.
** 2005, Ali Smith, The Accidental, Penguin, published 2006, →ISBN, page 31:Astrid, the person is saying. Astrum, astralis. How does it feel to have such a starry name?

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* TARDIS, Tardis, iTards, tardis, triads

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse Ástríðr, from áss (“god”) + fríðr (“beautiful, originally beloved”).

### Proper noun

Astrid
* a female given name from Old Norse

#### Usage notes

* Used in Denmark since the Middle Ages.

#### Related terms

* Asta

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑ.strɪt/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Astrid f
* a female given name

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Astrid
* a female given name of Old Norse origin

#### Related terms

* Asta

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /as.tʁid/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Astrid f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

* Popular in France in the latter half of the 20th century.

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Astrid
* a female given name

#### Related terms

* Estrid

## Icelandic
### Proper noun

Astrid f (proper noun, genitive singular Astridar)
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* Åstrid, Æstrid
* Astri (pronunciation spelling)
* Asti[d] (dialectal)

### Etymology

From Old Norse Astríðr, Ástríðr, from earlier Ásríðr, a variant of Ásfríðr, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᛊᚢᚠᚱᛁᚦᛁᛃᛟᛉ (*ansufriþijoʀ), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + *frīdaz (“beautiful”), equivalent to ås +‎ frid. Doublet of Åsfrid.
It has also been claimed to come from ást (“love”), whence also modern åst, but this is likely a reinterpretation.
Cognates include with Faroese Astríð, Ástríð, and Icelandic Ástríður.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²astrɪ/

### Proper noun

Astrid f (definite Astrida)
* a female given name from Old Norse
** 1900, Jonas Vellesen, Norigs soga aat folkeskulen [History of Norway for Public School], 2nd edition, Bergen: F. Beyers forlag:Daa Trygve var drepen flydde Astrid, kona hans, ut på ein holm i eit vatn. Der fekk ho ein son, som ho kalla Olav.When Tryggve was killed, Astrid, his wife, fled to an islet in a lake. There, she got a son, which she called Olaf.

#### Usage notes

* Used in Norway since the Middle Ages. A royal name.

#### Related terms

* Åsta, Asta

### References

* Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Astrid”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
* Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
* Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 16 296 males with the given name Astrid living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 21st January, 2023.
* ↑ Lena Peterson (2007) Nordiskt runnamnslexikon‎ (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen, →ISBN, page 33

## Serbo-Croatian
### Proper noun

Astrid f (Cyrillic spelling Астрид)
* a female given name

#### Declension

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### Further reading

* “Astrid”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish Astrīþ, from Runic Swedish Asfriþ, from Old Norse Ástríðr. Occurs in Norse mythology, revived in Sweden in 1820.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Astrid c (genitive Astrids)
* a female given name
** 2014, Ingrid Hedström, Bortfall, Alfabeta, →ISBN, page 274:Och vem är din charmanta väninna? Ah, Astrid, ett gammalt vackert nordiskt namn...And who is your charming friend? Ah, Astrid, an old and beautiful Nordic name...

#### Related terms

* Asta
* Estrid

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 39 001 females with the given name Astrid living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

### Anagrams

* drista, strida